My Master Urges Me to Cultivate Properly

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[Arrogant, Unrestrained, and Pleasure-Seeking Disciple × Insecure, Sensitive, Gentle, and Considerate Master]

Young Master Su Yuanxiao always thought his comfortable life was a little dull.

He never expected his father to suddenly send him off to cultivate immortality, just to put him through the wringer.

Well, life certainly wasn't dull anymore, because he'd gained a beautiful master who was little more than a decorative vase.

Everyone said that with the young master's talent, apprenticing himself to a useless master was a terrible waste. Why insist on taking a master with no spiritual roots?

But the young master paid no attention to the rumors. Relying on his own talent, he spent his days admiring flowers, walking his birds, and teasing his master, yet still won first place in the tournament. At last, everyone stopped questioning his choice. But there was one thing he couldn't win: his master's heart.

When he became his disciple, his master grew insecure, convinced he lacked the ability to teach him and planning to find someone else to take over.

When he indulged himself, his master grew insecure, believing that indulging him too much would ruin him, and worked even harder to shoulder his responsibilities.

When he confessed his feelings, his master was horrified, thinking he would hold him back, and avoided the subject in a panic from then on.

Su Yuanxiao realized that although his master always gently advised him to focus on cultivation, the man was as wooden as a log that would float if tossed into water. Even after Su Yuanxiao grew taller than him and cornered him, the man still stubbornly insisted that what they shared was nothing but a master's affection for his disciple.

"Master, you're avoiding me again. Have you really never considered accepting my feelings?"

Whenever faced with a difficult question, his master fell silent again. Su Yuanxiao didn't really mind, since he was surely the person closest to his master. But a calamity took his master away from his side, leaving no trace.

From then on, he never dared slack off in his cultivation again. He regretted his past mistakes and vowed to turn over a new leaf.

And so everyone marveled once more. The young master who had once barely surpassed his fellow disciples by coasting on his talent, and who seemed ready at any moment to abandon cultivation and go home to live a life of leisure, had risen to become the head of the greatest sect.

Su Yuanxiao still paid no heed to what others thought. His only goal was to find his master.

Fortunately, at last, he found him.

This time, he would cherish everything he had.

In the past, Ling Yi's words of wisdom for his disciple had been: "You still need to guard against pride and impatience."

Later, all he could do was helplessly warn his increasingly clingy disciple: "...You need to abstain from lust and desire!"

Before you read:

The main couple is Su Yuanxiao × Ling Yi. No splitting them up or reversing their roles!

There are secondary couples and an open-ended pairing among the main cast. They probably won't get too much focus.

This is a long story, and the pacing may be slow at the beginning. I hope it brings you a warm, fuzzy feeling~

The setting is entirely made up by me, but I'd love to discuss it with everyone! Please be gentle, and I'd be grateful for your guidance. (ˊ˘ˋ*)♡

This story, Master, Please Focus on Your Cultivation, is also known as The Same or Never Resting in This Life.

Theme: Set the right goals, choose your direction, and keep moving forward. In the end, you'll find happiness.